Safety razor



Oct. 10, 1933. 1 U KOREE 1,929,982

SAFETY RAZOR Filed Oct. 29, 1932 I2/.20 202/r/g Patented Oct. 10, 1933 PATENT ol-FICE SAFETY RAZOR Jean U. Kore,

Application october 29,

8 Claims.

This invention relates to safety razors and has for its object to produce a razor that will be easy to handle and cheap to manufacture.

' Another object is to produce a razor made of materials that will wear a lifetime.

My invention has the further objects to improve the safety razor in various other respects, the novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts being hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 represents the preferred embodiment of the invention, assembled.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1.

Figs. 4-7 are sections of the various parts, the sections being taken in each case along the longitudinal center line of the parts; Fig. 4 being the backing, Fig. 5 the blade, Fig. 6 the .guard and Fig. 7 the handle.

Figs. 8-11 are plan views of the component parts; Fig. 8 being the backing, Fig. 9 the blade, Fig. 10 the guard, and Fig. 11 the handle.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The invention is constructed and operated substantially and preferably as follows:

1 is the top member or backing, 2 the blade, 3 the guard, and 4 the handle. The backing is bent longitudinally, the center portion 5 being cut out as at 6, and the material therein bent into the dependent members 7; the backing has also two bent down portions or fingers or lugs 8 at the ends thereof.

The blade 2 is the ordinary razor blade of commerce with its usual opening and side slots or guides.

The guard 3 has a central opening 11 and the usual guard teeth 12, and is also bent to a shape similar to that of the backing 1. There are two cut out portions 13 at each side of the guard into which the fingers 8 register.

The handle 4 as shown is made of one piece of bent spring steel doubled on itself as at 15 with two ears 16 with square slots 17 stamped therein. The inner position of the two legs 18 when bent or squeezed inwardly is shown at 19.

When assembled as in Figs. 1r3 with a blade therein, if the user wishes to slip in a new blade he pinches the legs of the handle until they come approximately as shown in the dotted line 19 in Fig. 7. This brings the slots 17 closer together so that the same are directly over the portions 20 of the dependent members 7 of the backing, and the said portions 20 will drop through and out New York, N. Y.

1932. Serial No. 640,206 (Cl. 30,-12)

of the slots 17; the handle can then be drawn away.

The old blade is now taken out and a new one placed in its place with the dependent members of the backing passing through the central opening of the blade. The guard is then placed over the blade with its central opening also passing over the dependent members. The handle is then squeezed together until the slots 17 come close enough together to engage lthe dependent members 7. The handle is then pushed down over 7, and slides over the oblique portions 21 by means of the slots 17, and the handle is allowed to spring back into place shown in full lines in the figures and holding the dependent members tight.

This movement curves the blade and presses it tightly between the backing and the guard.

One has but to press the legs of the handle together quickly, and the guard, blade and backing will fall away instantly.

As my invention is in some of its aspects generic I do not limit myself to the particular construction shown or described, but also contemplate the employment of such equivalents as fairly fall within the scope of my claims.

In this connection I may state that while the backing and guard are curved longitudinally for a ladys razor, the more easily to get under the arms which as is well known needs a razor blade curved as shown, the backing and guard may be curved transversely for ordinary shaving. A double edged blade is shown in the drawing and holders therefor, but a single edged blade may be used equally well; however, in this case other dependent members may be mounted at the rear of the guard or backing where the unsharpened edge of the blade may be backed up against. The handle while shown of one piece and bent sharply at its lower portion, may be rounded off; or the same may be made in two parts fastened together.

Therefore, it will be understood that I may make various changes in the form, proportion, size and detail of the several structures shown, as well as the number and position of certain elements used, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. In combination with a safety razor, of a backing plate having cut portions adjacent to its center which are bent downward along converging angles with substantially vertical terminals.

2. In combination with a safety razor, of a backing plate having cut out portions adjacent to its center which are bent downward along converging angles with substantially vertical terminals, and a razor blade having a central slot therein registering with the cut portion of the backing plate and the bent down portions and vertical terminals thereof which pass therethrough.

3. In combination with a safety razor, of a backing plate having cut out portions adjacent to its centerV -which are bent downward along converging angles with substantially vertical terminals, a razor blade having a central slot therein registering with the cut portion of the backing plate and the bent down portions and vertical terminals thereof which pass therethrough, and a guard also having a central slot therein through which the bent down portions and vertical terminals of the packing protrude.

4. In combination with a safety razor, of a backing plate having cut portions adjacent to its center which are bent downward along converging angles with substantially vertical terminals, a guard plate, a blade between the two plates, and a spring handle locking the three members together.

5. In combination with a safety razor of a backing plate having cut portions adjacent to its center which are bent downward along converging angles with substantially vertical terminals, a guard plate, a blade between the two plates, and a spring handle with curved lateral extensions which when pressed towards its center loosens the three members.

6. In combination with a safety razor, of a backing plate having eut portions adjacent to its center which are bent downward along converging angles with substantially vertical terminals, and

a pair of lugs depending from the sides thereof.

7. In combination with a safety razor, of a backing plate having cut portions adjacent to its center which are bent downward along converging angles with substantially vertical terminals, and a pair of lugs depending from the sides thereof, and merging into the center portion at an obtuse angle.

8. In combination with a safety razor, of a backing plate having cut portions adjacent to its center which are bent downward along converging angles with substantially vertical terminals, a guard plate, a blade between the two plates, and a spring handle of a single piece of metal bent double on itself for locking the three members together.

JEAN U. KORE. 

